He was knocked to the ground for just £5 by a mugger who thought he was a ‘soft touch’.

But 93-year-old former amateur boxer Stanley Evans came out fighting yesterday – saying he wished he had given his attacker a right hook.

The frail pensioner said he would have fought back if only the robber had launched the assault on his ‘good side’.

Stanley Evans, 93, (pictured left) a former amateur boxer has said he wishes he had given his mugger, Soloman Bygraves (right) a right hook. Mr Evans was attacked waiting for the lift in his block of flats

Mr Evans (right) pictured boxing as a teenager - he went on to join the Home Guard

Mr Evans, who was attacked in the lobby of his block of flats as he returned from a shopping trip, said: ‘He went straight for me and pushed me against the wall.

‘He got me on the left hand side, which is not my good side. If it was, I would’ve given him a punch with my good arm.’